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Pro-Palestinian protesters near the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles
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During and around the 96th Oscars in Los Angeles, the war in the Gaza Strip was recalled several times.
British Oscar winner Jonathan Glazer addressed the situation in Gaza in his acceptance speech.
His drama “The Zone of Interest” about the family of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höß was awarded the Oscar for best international feature film on Monday night.
“We made all of our (cinematic) decisions to make us think in the present,” said the 58-year-old Glazer.
"Not to say: 'Look what they did back then', but rather: 'Look what we are doing today.' Our film shows where dehumanization leads in its worst form; it has shaped our entire past and present."
Now they stand here and defend themselves against the fact that “their Jewishness and the Holocaust” are being exploited for an occupation that has led to conflict for so many innocent people.
"Whether they are the victims of October 7th in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza, everyone is a victim of this dehumanization." Glazer, who comes from a Jewish family, dedicated the trophy to the resistance fighter Aleksandra Bystroń-Kołodziejczyk, who appears in his film .
Others also commented on the Gaza war.
On the red carpet, some attendees, including singer Billie Eilish and actors Ramy Youssef, Mark Ruffalo and Ava DuVernay, wore red pins to call for a ceasefire.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators also gathered near the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
The New York Times reports, citing police information, that there were at least three different demonstrations.
Several hundred participants gathered at the largest one.
According to SPIEGEL information, some demonstrators also sang the slogan “Free Palestine – from the River to the Sea.”
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